Salt weathering on Mars

Mariner 9 photographs of Mars indicate that significant erosion has occurred on that planet. Although several possible erosion mechanisms have been proposed, most terrestrial weathering mechanisms cannot function in the present Martian environment. Salt weathering, believed to be active in the Antar...

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Main Author: Malin, M. C.
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Language:unknown
Published: 1974
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19740060708
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19740060708 2023-05-15T13:51:30+02:00 Salt weathering on Mars Malin, M. C. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 10, 1974 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19740060708 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19740060708 Accession ID: 74A43458 Copyright Other Sources 30 Journal of Geophysical Research; 79; Sept. 10 1974 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T11:55:20Z Mariner 9 photographs of Mars indicate that significant erosion has occurred on that planet. Although several possible erosion mechanisms have been proposed, most terrestrial weathering mechanisms cannot function in the present Martian environment. Salt weathering, believed to be active in the Antarctic dry valleys, is especially suited to Mars, given the presence of salts and small amounts of water. Volcanic salts are probably available, and the association of salts and water is likely from both thermodynamic and geologic considerations. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Antarctic The Antarctic
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Salt weathering on Mars
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description Mariner 9 photographs of Mars indicate that significant erosion has occurred on that planet. Although several possible erosion mechanisms have been proposed, most terrestrial weathering mechanisms cannot function in the present Martian environment. Salt weathering, believed to be active in the Antarctic dry valleys, is especially suited to Mars, given the presence of salts and small amounts of water. Volcanic salts are probably available, and the association of salts and water is likely from both thermodynamic and geologic considerations.
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title Salt weathering on Mars
title_short Salt weathering on Mars
title_full Salt weathering on Mars
title_fullStr Salt weathering on Mars
title_full_unstemmed Salt weathering on Mars
title_sort salt weathering on mars
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The Antarctic
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The Antarctic
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Antarctic
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Antarctic
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